Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-23

alienation. Had it not been for his bein.
sold into Egyptian bondage by his msli
cious brothers and his false imprison
ment, Joseph would never have become
Prime minister. Everybody accepts tht
promise: "Blessed are they that are per
secuted for righteousness sake, for their
is the kingdom of heaven" but they d.
not realize the fsct that this principle sp
plies 10 worldly as well as spiritus
success Ii is true in all depart
meats. Had it not been for 4ss.
chimes VITO brought impeachment agsins
tmosthenes, the immortal Grafton DE-
Corona would never have been delivered
Men rise TO high political position througt
representation and the assault of TIE
public, Public abuse is all that some q
cur public men have had 70 rely upoE
Tor their elevation. Il has brought tC
them what talent and executive force
could never have achieved. Many q
those who are making great effort flI
! place eGd power will never succeed lust
1 because they are not Of enough impor-
lance 10 be abused.
L is the nature of man TO gather about
! those who are prosecuted and defend
+, them, ind they are apt to forget the faults
/ Of those who are the subjects OF attach
| while attempting to drive bsck the slsn-
! deieTs
Helen Stirk, Scotch martyr, con-
/ demned with her husband to death for
! Clrist's sake, sid to her husband: Gre
/ j3ice; Ne have lived together many Joy
tul days, but this dey wherein We must
/ die together ought to be the most joyful
TO Us both. Therefore, | will not bid you
goodnight, for soon we shall meet in the
heavenly kingdom" BY the flash of the
turntce best Christian character is dem
onstraled.
I 60 into another department and l ind
that these CREST denominations of Chris
tlsns which have been most abused have
speed
THE MOST RAPIDLY.
No COED man was ever more Wiley nal
trelted than John Wesley. His follow
er5 were hO0ted 81 and maligned and
called by every detest21le name that IN
fernal ingenuity could invent, but the
hotter the persecution the more rapid the
spread Of inst denomination, until You
know what great host they have become
ana what 8 Tremendous force for God and
the truth they &re welding all the world
over. l was persecution that gave Scot
LAID 70 es1yterianism. It was persacu.
ton which gave cur own land first to
civil liberty AND afterWard TO religious
freedom. Yes, l may 90 further back
and say II was persecution that gave the
world the great salvation IF the Gospel.
The ri5aid mOc6ery, the hungering and
th.rs,ing, he.uDjust tria and ignomin-
lOu5 cea!h where sll TIE force OF heII's
fuTy was buried against the cross, was
the Introduction Of that religion,whlch IS
yet 70 0e the earth'5 de!iyerauce from
gull: and suffering, and her everlasting
eEthrOuement among the prinCiDaGgies OF
heaven. The state has sometimes said to
the church: "Come, let ne take your
hand and l will help you" What has
been the result? Tce church has gone
back aad has lost it's estate OF holiness
and has become Ineffective. At other
times the state has said to the church: 81
Will crush you" Whet has been the re
suit? After the storms have spent their
iuryi the church, SO far from having lost
any OF It's force, has increased sad is
worth infinitely tMCTe after tie as
sault than before II. The church is fer
more indebted 10 the
OPPOSITION OF CIVIL
government than TO its approval. Tie
fires Of the stake have oniy been the
torches which Christ held in his hand. bv
the light Of which the church has marched
10 her present position. Ia the sound OF
racks end instruments Of torture | hear
the TUm5liCg OF the wheels Of the gospsl
chariot. Sc2folds OF martyrdom have
been the stairs by which the church has
assembled. Aqus forti5 is the best test
Of pure gold.
Furthermore, our subject impresses US
that sins will come to exposure. Long,
long years ago had these brothers sold
Joseph into Egypt. They had suppressed
the crime, Nnd it was q profound secret,
well kept by the brothers. But suddenly
the secret Is cut. The old father learns
that his son is IN Egypt, having been sold
there ~ the malice Ct his oWu brothers.
How their cheeks must have burned and
their hearts sunk 81 the flaming out of
this suppressed crime The smsllest
lnlqnlty has Thousand tongues, and they
VIII 0lsb out Sc exposure. Saul was
sent 10 destroy the Ca1aauites, their
sheep and their oxen. But when he got
down there among the pastures he saw
some the sheep and oxen too fat TO kill.
sud So ne thought he would ste3l them
lie drove them t0wsrd home, but stopped
70 report - the prophet how well he Rai
executed his commission, when in the
distance TIE sheep began - bleas
and the oxen 10 below. The Sc
cret YVES out, and Samuel said
u The b.ushiDg and concluded
Saul, "Waa. means the bleGttng q
tae sneep taat l hear and the loving Of
tie ca'lc5 > Aye, my hearers, you can
Lol keep NJ iaiqQity quiet. At lust the
wrong time the sheep Will bleat and the
oxen will below. Achau caunot stesl
the Ba5yl0nish garment without getting
stoned to death, nor Benedict Arnold be
ray his country without having his neck
stretched. Lock over tle police arrests,
these thieves, t4ese burglars, these
aduItercr5, these C0unterfeiters. these
hizhwAymsn, these aSsassins. They sU
thought they could
BURY THEIR INIQUITY
50 deep down that i would never come
shoe tnat answered TO the print IN the
sard, some false keys found il posses
sion, some bloody knife that whispered Of
the deed, agd the puo.ic indignation, and
the an2lhema Of outraged law hurled him
into the tOmbs or hOisted him on the gal
lows. Al the close OF the battle between
the Dauphiu OF France end the Helve
tians, Burchard Monk Wss 50 elated with
the victory that he lifted his helmet to
look off upon the field, when wounded
soldier hurled . stone that struck his IN
covered forehead and he fell. Sin will al
ways leave some point exposed, and there
IS no sessty il iriquity. Francis the
First, King of France, was discussing
how it was best to get his army into